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Drained
''Drained'', (Portuguese: ''O Cheiro do Ralo'') is a 2006 Brazilian dark comedy film based on a novel by Lourenço Mutarelli. It was directed by Heitor Dhalia, and stars Selton Mello. The film was produced by Geração Conteúdo, Primo Filmes & RT Features. Plot Lourenço is a lonely pawn shop owner whose work made him insensitive to the suffering of those who desperately seek to sell him their personal possessions. Lourenço's insensitivity causes him to deal with the world as a collection of objects to be bought. He begins to play power games with his customers and derives pleasure from it. Lourenço narrates the movie, and throughout the plot, he reveals his growing lust for power. The literal name of the movie ("The Smell from the Drain") refers to the persistent bad odor that comes from the restroom in Lourenço's office. Lourenço's lust for power is symbolized by this very scent. He slowly comes to realize that the stench from the drain actually comes from him. Louren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primo Filmes
{{Unreferenced, date=May 2008 Primo Filmes, led by Joana Mariani, Matias Mariani and Marcelo Monteiro, has produced the feature-films ''Drained'' (O Cheiro do Ralo), ''Fabricating Tom Zé'' ( Fabricando Tom Zé) and '' 3.5 Overpass'' ( Elevado 3.5). Matias studied film production at New York University and, after directing the short film ''Rear View of a City'' (O Não de São Paulo) has specialized in executive production. Joana, who started out as an assistant-director for advertisement shoots, now dedicates herself to production apart from beginning a direction career with the short-film '' Day-In, day-Out'' ( Cotidiano). Monteiro has brought to Primo his 7 years experience as a producer for the internet portal Terra. Primo made its film debut with ''Drained'' in 2005, which had Matias as the executive producer and Joana as the assistant director. A surprise-hit both in terms of box-office and positive reviews, Drained has been seen by more than 180 thousand people so far, being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lourenço Mutarelli
Lourenço Mutarelli (born April 18, 1964) is a Brazilian comic book artist, writer and actor who became well regarded in the Brazilian underground comics scene in the late 1980s and 1990s. In addition to comic books, Mutarelli has also created plays, books, and all the illustration and animated sequences of the 2004 motion picture '' Nina'', which was based on the novel ''Crime and Punishment'' by Dostoyevsky. ''Drained'', released in 2006, is a movie adaptation of Mutarelli's first literary work, ''O Cheiro do Ralo''; and he plays a minor role in the film. He also made a guest appearance in the 2014 film ''Quando Eu Era Vivo'', based on his novel ''A Arte de Produzir Efeito Sem Causa''. He also starred in '' The Second Mother'', in 2015. Books *''O Cheiro do Ralo'' (Devir Editora / Companhia das Letras) *'' O Natimorto'' (DBA / Companhia das Letras) *''Jesus Kid'' (Devir Editora) (2004) *''A Arte de Produzir Efeito Sem Causa'' (Companhia das Letras) (2008) *''Miguel e os Demô ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selton Mello
Selton Figueiredo Mello (born 30 December 1972) is a Brazilian actor and director. Since his childhood, he acted on TV shows. Now he works on TV, movies and theater. Throughout his career, he developed a strong and solid experience in cinema, producing and directing movies and videoclips, and being publicly and critically acclaimed for it. The actor hosted ''Tarja Preta'', a TV show about culture and independent movies, from 2004 until 2008. Life and career Selton was born in Passos (State of Minas Gerais), the son of Selva (housewife) and Dalton Melo (bank employee). His brother Danton Mello is an actor as well. Selton's parents are both from Minas Gerais State. After Selton was born his parents moved to São Paulo, where he lived until the age of 11. In São Paulo, Selton attended "Colégio Aclimação". At 11 years of age he was invited to star on a soap opera at Rede Globo Television, so he moved with his entire family to Rio de Janeiro, where he still lives. He played And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Braga
Alice Braga Moraes (; born 15 April 1983) is a Brazilian actress and producer. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, starring as Angélica in the acclaimed '' City of God'' (2002), Karinna in ''Lower City'' (2005), and Dolores in ''Only God Knows'' (2006). Braga came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in '' I Am Legend'' (2007), and has since become a familiar face in Hollywood, having appeared in films such as ''Predators'' (2010), '' The Rite'' (2011), ''Elysium'' (2013), '' The Shack'' (2017), ''Soul'' (2020), and '' The Suicide Squad'' (2021). She portrayed the starring role of Teresa Mendoza in the crime drama-thriller television series '' Queen of the South'' (2016–2021). Early life Alice Braga Moraes was born in São Paulo and raised in a Catholic family. She speaks fluent English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Her exposure to acting came at an early age; both her mother Ana Braga and aunt Sônia Braga are actresses, and Braga often acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Sundance Film Festival
The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007, in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was '' Chicago 10''; the closing night film was ''Life Support''. 3,287 feature films were submitted, of which 1,852 were U.S films (compared to 1,764 in 2006) and 1,435 were international films (vs. 1,384 in 2006). From these, 122 feature films were selected and include 82 world premieres, 24 North American premieres, and 10 U.S. premieres from 25 countries. The festival had films from almost 60 first or second-time feature filmmakers. Juries The juries at the Sundance Film Festival are responsible for determining the Jury Prize winners in each category and to award Special Jury Prizes as they see fi Jury, Independent Film Competition: Documentary *Alan Berliner, Lewis Erskine, Lauren Greenfield, Julia Reichert, Carlos Sandoval Jury, Independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matias Mariani
Matias Mariani is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work on the film '' Shine Your Eyes'' and documentary ''I Touched All Your Stuff''. Life and career Matias graduated from New York University Tisch School Of the Arts. In 2006, he co-founded the production company Primo Filmes. In 2014, he directed the documentary feature ''I Touched All Your Stuff'', premiered at Marseille Festival of Documentary Film and Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival and it was released theatrically both in the US and Brazil. In 2020, his debut feature film '' Shine Your Eyes'', premiered at the Panorama portion of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival and released on Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ... on July 29, 2020. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo International Film Festival
The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organized by ABMIC (Associação Brasileira Mostra Internacional de Cinema). The state and city of São Paulo have established October as the festival's official month. The 46th edition of the festival was held from 20 October to 2 November 2022. 223 films from 60 different countries, categorized in three segments: International Perspective, New Directors Competition, and Mostra Brasil will be presented in the festival. '' Aftersun'' by Charlotte Wells won the Jury Prize for best film in the festival. History The festival was created in 1977 when film critic Leon Cakoff decided to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP). The head of the museum's film department, Cakoff had already organized successful screenings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Heitor Dhalia
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Comedy Films
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2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's ''A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's ''The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's ''The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's ''The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, "In the (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heitor Dhalia
Heitor Dhalia (born 18 January 1970) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films since 1988. His film, '' À Deriva'', competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * '' A Pantomima da Morte'' (1988) * '' Conceição'' (2000) * '' As Três Marias'' (2002; screenplay) * ''Nina'' (2004) * ''O Cheiro do Ralo O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), plu ...'' (2006) * '' À Deriva'' (2009) * '' Gone'' (2012) * '' Serra Pelada'' (2013) * '' On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace'' (2017) * ' (2018) References External links * 1970 births Living people Brazilian film directors Brazilian screenwriters {{Screen-writer-stub Brazilian people of Romani descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
